Welfare Ministry

Israel’s political parties must make out-of-home care a national priority - opinion

National security is not only about borders, military strength, and weapons systems. It is also about whether a child removed from home has a stable adult waiting at the end of the day.

 THE FOSTER families provide loving, stable homes for children to recover from difficult situations (Illustrative).
Ongoing issue: a homeless man sits on Tel Aviv’s Rothschild Blvd., July 28; on the same city’s Ben-Gurion Blvd., 1970s.

Inside Israel's homelessness crisis: A system struggling to keep up

Director General of the Ministry of Welfare, Yinon Aharoni, and Sheba CEO, Prof. Yitshak Kreiss, signing the agreement

Welfare Ministry and Sheba to establish $25 million innovation arm

n amputee sits with others gathering to mourn Iran's slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during the funeral ceremonies at the Grand Mosalla in Tehran on July 5, 2026.

Disabled Iranians deprived of state benefit payments, Tehran invests in war over welfare


Coronavirus hotel operator may be charged with negligence in rape case

The report stated that the decision to concentrate the youths without separating them based on gender and age was wrong and directly contributed to the 13-year-old victim's lack of safety.

The coronavirus hotel in Jaffa where the alleged rape took place.

At-risk youth significantly impacted by coronavirus crisis

Last year marked the first time in years that a decline in the effectiveness of the national program was reported.

Haredi children return to school amid the coronavirus crisis

The Summit Institute: Providing a new start

The Summit Institute gives foster-care children and those suffering from mental health issues a fair shot at life.

Orian Levy hugs his foster parents, Avi and Dvora Elisha

Assisted living tenants to receive COVID-19 vaccine in next week

Magen David Adom launched a vaccination operation in assisted living facilities on Tuesday.

Elderly residents receive coronavirus vaccine at Mediterranean Towers assisted living, Dec. 22, 2020

New interministerial pilot aims to prevent COVID-19 infections in JLM

Titled "Security and Welfare," the initiative is planned to be piloted in the neighborhood of Ramot in Jerusalem.

Ramot 521

Four murdered, four cases of suicide due to domestic violence

Entering lockdown has become a sort of trap for victims of domestic abuse.

AN ACTIVIST holds a banner during a march protesting domestic violence against women, in Beirut on March 8, 2014, International Women’s Day.

Emergency sensors offered for thousands of elderly people who live alone

'We were all appalled by the sad cases of elderly people who passed away in their homes and nobody knew about it. We are doing everything we can to prevent such situations'

An elderly woman sits in the recreation room of a retirement home as visits have been restricted due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) concerns in Grevenbroich

MKs too busy to pay attention to welfare of children, says top exec

Vered Windman, executive director of the National Council of the Child said that politicians need to get back to addressing the needs of the third of children who are subject to abuse.

Kasowitz presenting LEGO bricks to Jewish school children

Sister of Michal Sela: This could have been prevented, blames the state

Some 6,488 women were aided in 113 centers operated by the Ministry of Social Welfare across the country during 2018, according to a new report, representing 160% growth since 2014.

Michal Sela, who was stabbed to death in October 2019.

Cat overpopulation in the Holy Land: Why it matters and what can be done

VOLUNTEERS SAVED some 30 cats and dogs from being thrown into bonfires last year, including this kitten.